About us

Y Care International is the YMCA’s international relief and development agency. We work in partnership with YMCAs across the developing world to respond to the needs of the most disadvantaged young people.

Our work in the developing world

We help young people to develop alternatives to a future of poverty and lack of opportunity.

Global youth work

Y Care International enables marginalised young people to explore the global dimension of issues affecting their lives.

Where we work

Y Care International works in over 20 countries worldwide, in partnership with local YMCAs. In the UK and Ireland, Y Care International is one of the biggest providers of global youth work.